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March 13, 2014 11:02 PM

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New York City emergency responders search through the rubble at the site of a building explosion in the Harlem section of New York, March 13, 2014. Search crews picked through still-smouldering rubble on Thursday, looking for survivors of a gas explosion that caused the collapse of two New York apartment buildings a day earlier, killing seven people and injuring about 60. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER) SOCIETY) less

New York City emergency responders search through the rubble at the site of a building explosion in the Harlem section of New York, March 13, 2014. Search crews picked through still-smouldering rubble on ... more

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SEVASTOPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 13: Food is collected to take aboard a Ukrainian naval ship, on March 13, 2014 in Sevastopol, Ukraine. As the standoff between the Russian military and Ukrainian forces continues in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula, world leaders are pushing for a diplomatic solution to the escalating situation. Crimean citizens will vote in a referendum on 16 March on whether to become part of the Russian federation. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** less

SEVASTOPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 13: Food is collected to take aboard a Ukrainian naval ship, on March 13, 2014 in Sevastopol, Ukraine. As the standoff between the Russian military and Ukrainian forces continues in ... more

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A Palestinian boy rides a donkey cart in Beit Hanun, northern Gaza Strip, on March 13, 2014. Israeli warplanes hit a number of targets in the Gaza Strip overnight in response to heavy Palestinian rocket fire into the Jewish state earlier. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMSMAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images less

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A Palestinian boy rides a donkey cart in Beit Hanun, northern Gaza Strip, on March 13, 2014. Israeli warplanes hit a number of targets in the Gaza Strip overnight in response to heavy Palestinian ... more

Investigators work near a damaged US Airways jet at the end of a runway at the Philadelphia International Airport, Thursday, March 13, 2014, in Philadelphia. Airline officials said the flight was heading to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., when the pilot was forced to abort takeoff around 6:30 p.m., after the front landing gear failed. An airport spokeswoman said no injuries have been reported. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) less

Investigators work near a damaged US Airways jet at the end of a runway at the Philadelphia International Airport, Thursday, March 13, 2014, in Philadelphia. Airline officials said the flight was heading to ... more

Photo: Matt Slocum, Associated Press

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An excavator clears debris at the site of a building explosion in the Harlem section of New York March 13, 2014. Search crews picked through still-smoldering rubble on Thursday, looking for survivors of a gas explosion that caused the collapse of two New York apartment buildings a day earlier, killing seven people and injuring dozens of others. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) less

An excavator clears debris at the site of a building explosion in the Harlem section of New York March 13, 2014. Search crews picked through still-smoldering rubble on Thursday, looking for survivors of a gas ... more

Photo: Eduardo Munoz, Reuters

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Choung Ja Lee, third from left, mother of fallen Los Angeles Police Department Officer Nicholas Choung Lee, is helped by an LAPD police officer as her son's casket leaves a funeral Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, Thursday, March 13, 2014. Others from left include Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Lee's daughter Jalen, middle front, brother Danny, center rear, father Heung Jae Lee, and wife Cathy Kim, right. Lee, 40, died when the squad car he and his partner were in collided with a trash truck in Beverly Hills on March 7. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) less

Choung Ja Lee, third from left, mother of fallen Los Angeles Police Department Officer Nicholas Choung Lee, is helped by an LAPD police officer as her son's casket leaves a funeral Mass at the Cathedral of Our ... more

Pakistani protesters from the impoverished Karachi neighbourhood of Lyari stage a demonstration against street battles between two rival gangs in Karachi on March 13, 2014. Street battles between two rival gangs armed with RPGs and machine guns killed at least 16 people -- including four women -- in Pakistan's Karachi on March 12, officials said. The clash, which according to police also injured 39 people, mainly schoolchildren, was the worst outbreak of criminal-related violence to plague the troubled city in recent months. AFP PHOTO/Asif HASSANASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images less

Pakistani protesters from the impoverished Karachi neighbourhood of Lyari stage a demonstration against street battles between two rival gangs in Karachi on March 13, 2014. Street battles between two rival ... more

AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 13: Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo hugs another mourner at prayer service at St. David's Episcopal Church following a deadly car accident at the South by Southwest Music, Film and Interactive Festival (SXSW) on March 13, 2014 in Austin, Texas. Two people were killed and 23 injured when a car plowed into people in a blocked intersection outside a venue called the Mowhawk. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images) less

AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 13: Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo hugs another mourner at prayer service at St. David's Episcopal Church following a deadly car accident at the South by Southwest Music, Film and ... more

A Turkana woman scoops water from a dry river bed in Nasder, north of Lodwar in the Turkana region, on March 13, 2014. A first downpour relieved pastoralists in the drought stricken Kenyan Turakana region after a twelve month span that pushed livestocks and communities to the brink of another looming humanitarian crisis. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/MARCO LONGARIMARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images less

A Turkana woman scoops water from a dry river bed in Nasder, north of Lodwar in the Turkana region, on March 13, 2014. A first downpour relieved pastoralists in the drought stricken Kenyan Turakana region after ... more

Photo: Marco Longari, AFP/Getty Images

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Afghan refugee children play on wooden carts in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, March 13, 2014. For more than three decades, Pakistan has been home to one of the world's largest refugee communities: hundreds of thousands of Afghans who have fled the repeated wars and fighting in their country. Since the 2002 U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, some 3.8 million Afghans have returned to their home country, according to the U.N.'s refugee agency. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) less

Afghan refugee children play on wooden carts in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, March 13, 2014. For more than three decades, Pakistan has been home to one of the world's ... more

Photo: Muhammed Muheisen, Associated Press

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Japanese artist Yoko Ono (L) poses for photographers during the presentation of her exhibition "Yoko Ono. Half-A-Wind-Show - A Retrospective" at the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum in the northern Spanish Basque city of Bilbao on March 13, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ RAFA RIVASRAFA RIVAS/AFP/Getty Images less

Japanese artist Yoko Ono (L) poses for photographers during the presentation of her exhibition "Yoko Ono. Half-A-Wind-Show - A Retrospective" at the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum in the northern Spanish Basque ... more

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South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius gestures during a hearing of his murder trial at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on March 13, 2014. Oscar Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. AFP PHOTO POOL ALET PRETORIUSALET PRETORIUS/AFP/Getty Images less

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South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius gestures during a hearing of his murder trial at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on March 13, 2014. Oscar Pistorius is charged with murder for ... more

A dog wearing a cone on his neck waits for his owner to return from a shop in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 13, 2014. Tel Aviv is home to many dog parks and two beaches where dogs can frolic with their owners, as well as several pet-friendly hotels. Some 400,000 pet dogs are listed on the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture's National Dog Registry, and Tel Aviv has the largest number of registered dog owners in the country. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) less

A dog wearing a cone on his neck waits for his owner to return from a shop in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 13, 2014. Tel Aviv is home to many dog parks and two beaches where dogs can frolic with their ... more

Photo: Ariel Schalit, Associated Press

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9 year-old Mili Baxter releases a red balloon in front of the Houses of Parliamnent in central London on March 13, 2014 in a recreation of British artist Banksy's "Girl with Red Balloon" to mark the 3rd anniversary of the Syria crisis. The recreation of Banksy's iconic artwork in front of London's parliament was echoed with simultaenous stagings in the US, Russia, France and Jordan organised by the #WithSyria campaign to mark three years since the start of the conflict in Syria which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says has killed more than 140,000 people. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURTCARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images less

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9 year-old Mili Baxter releases a red balloon in front of the Houses of Parliamnent in central London on March 13, 2014 in a recreation of British artist Banksy's "Girl with Red Balloon" to mark the ... more

A man walks his dog at Kite Hill Open Space with downtown San Francisco at rear on Thursday, March 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

A man walks his dog at Kite Hill Open Space with downtown San Francisco at rear on Thursday, March 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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A Cedar Waxwing bird takes off after feeding on berries on a tree in Central Park near Iroquois Lake in Schenectady, N.Y. on Thursday, March 13, 2014. (AP Photo/The Daily Gazette, Peter R. Barber)

A Cedar Waxwing bird takes off after feeding on berries on a tree in Central Park near Iroquois Lake in Schenectady, N.Y. on Thursday, March 13, 2014. (AP Photo/The Daily Gazette, Peter R. Barber)

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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 13: Runners and riders jump the third last in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 13, 2014 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** less

CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 13: Runners and riders jump the third last in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 13, 2014 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by ... more